Which to use
“begleitet” is a verb and “begleiteten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,636
- “begleitet” frequency rank
- #21,901
- “begleiteten” frequency rank
- 24537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begleitet | begleiteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs begleiten | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs begleitet |
Where the eye mixes begleitet and begleiteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. begleitet runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against begleiteten's 11 (CVCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: begleitet vs begleiteten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: begleitet is [bəˈɡlaɪ̯tət] while begleiteten is [bəˈɡlaɪ̯tətn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “begleitet” sits inside “begleiteten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
begleitet is recorded at frequency rank #2,636, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈɡlaɪ̯tət]. begleiteten is at rank #21,901, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡlaɪ̯tətn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 24537, this pair ranks #1,846,171 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of begleitet vs begleiteten
Shared letters: begilt. Private to "begleitet": -. Private to "begleiteten": n.
"begleitet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "begleiteten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- begleitet ← bbegleitet · begelitet · beggleitet · begleiett · begleitett · begleitte · begleittet · begletiet
- begleiteten ← bbegleiteten · begeliteten · beggleiteten · begleietten · begleiteetn · begleitetenn · begleitetne · begleitetten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "begleitet" and "begleiteten" be used interchangeably?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "begleitet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "begleiteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,846,171 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begleitet" and "begleiteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Begleitern vs begleiteten". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,846,171 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.